Chapter 1
Walking through Malfoy Manor made Hermione feel horrible. Why the Ministry could not pick another auror to search the house was unknown to her. The house was empty Narcissa and Draco moved into a new place while Lucius was in Azkaban. Draco was more civil then before. Hermione was glad he changed sides at the end. During sixth year she could tell something was wrong based on the disheveled way he carried himself. As she walked through Malfoy Manor she cringed at some of the items she had found. She was told to try to find signs of dark magic on any objects and rid them clean. Hermione was one of the ministries best curse breakers also being an auror on the side. She had been searching Malfoy Manor for the past week and had found many items. She had five minutes left of her shift that day and decided to head back to the floo. She walked across the gloomy dark wood floors, the silence being eerily calming. She walked in the fireplace and shouted "Hermione's Flat" then she was engulfed by flames.
The next morning she floo called Harry before work.
"Hey want to catch lunch with me around 1:00?"
Harry chuckled on the other line.
"A bit late for lunch isn't it? I usually eat at 11:00 but 1:00 is fine."
Hermione sighed, "Sorry Harry I have just been used to eating so late since the Malfoy Manor case."
"Oh yeah that.. I will see you at 1:00 then Mione'"
"Okay see you then Harry."
She sighed heading out the door to another day of endless work.
Opening the lavish door to Malfoy Manor didn't even faze her one bit anymore. It was just the drawing room she refused to go into. She knew she had to eventually and she knew it would help her get over the situation. Hermione had been having nightmares since the battle a year ago. She was too stubborn to take Dreamless Sleep so she dealt with it and no one was the wiser. Walking around the house going into rooms she didn't travel to yet she saw something odd. At the bottom of the steps was a single hinge. Not something you would notice easily; Hermione had almost went past it. She crouched down and clicked on the hinge. The stair case started too whir. Hermione gasped and jumped backwards as a door way opened up. She grasped onto her wand tightly and made her way through the small corridor. Walking in she saw a huge room decorated with runes all over the walls. She recognized most of them. Peace. Memory. Forgiveness. Trouble. Evil. And one last phrase, I am sorry. In the middle of the dimly lit room was a stand with a leather back book. Hermione walked forward and pressed her hand onto the front. Then she was gone.
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